Are you trying to tell me that in this game you are supposed to fight only in group? Isn't that a bit strange? Even for an MMO? What does that mean for a pugilist who is supposed to be everywhere else but in the front?
Imagine all those other games that have "back-stabbing" or similar skills. I can hit someone only when I get behind them, BUT ... I see myself being behind them AND my skill fires off as it's supposed to. What I see IS what I get. Not in this game.
I did some tests on approx. 25-30 enemies that were several levels lower than me so I would stay alive longer. I was only targeting their flank and using only "Heavy thrust" skill for the entire fight. I even moved around them for so long until their flank was (visibly) turned to me before I used my thrust. In the end I calculated that I managed to visually hit them in the flank in at least 80-90% of hits, but buff was reapplied in only about 20-25% of hits.
How to counter that besides playing only in groups?